BAM 6, 562

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P401722

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P401722.

Transliteration

[...] x _gaz_
[...] _nag_-ma i-par5-ru
[...] mu#? _gu7_
[...] _sar# sud_-szu2-ma _ti_
[... _ma]-nu# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kisal gir2_
[...] 1(disz) _kisal szim-szal_
[...] _kisal# illu buluh_
[...] _kur-gi-rin2-na_
[...] _disz_-nisz tusz-te-mid
[...] x [x x] x x x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 6, 562. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P401722) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P401722..

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